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EINE SCHEINTÜR FÜR §TW, VORSTEHER DER PYRAMIDENSTADT DES CHEOPS IM HAUPTMAGAZIN VON GIZA

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This study concentrated about publishing an unfinished false door for somebody so-called
Thetu (§tw). The false door has register book No. 72 in the main Magazine of the area. It was
originally located in the tomb, removed away from its place to minimize the risk of the theft.
The object presented a separate unit in the tomb, and could be removed easily for this reason
and assured. The tomb is officially numbering G 2001 and is located on the western cemetery
of Giza plateau, directly on the east side of the tomb No. G 2000. The titles of the owner of
the false door are as follow: Overseer of the pyramid of Cheops city, Inspector of the wabpriest
of the Great Pyramid, royal chamberlain of the great house (etc.). The false door dated
with the V-VI Dynasty. The measuring: (Height: 145.5 cm, Width: 74.5 cm, Depth: 18 cm.
Material: Limestone (retrieval condition: broken). Dating: V-VI Dynasty (Old Kingdom).
Number in the register book: 72 Giza. Condition: Almost completely preserved; only part of
the inscriptions at the top, left and right lost, as well as a little part of the lower left is missing.
It decorated with 4 main columns of Hieroglyphs contain the titles of its owner, but the upper
part of the false door is badly decorated. It seems unfinished object.

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10.21608/ejars.2016.6847

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Thetu, *tw, Scheintür, KA-niswt, wab, Priester der Cheopspyramide, königlicher, Kammerherr des großen Hauses

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Osman

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Egyptology dept., Faculty of Archaeology & Tourism Guidance, Misr Univ. for Sciences & Technology, 6th October City, Egypt

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6

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1279

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2016-06-01

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2018-05-10

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2016-06-01

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59

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63

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2090-4932

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2090-4940

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Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies

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EINE SCHEINTÜR FÜR §TW, VORSTEHER DER PYRAMIDENSTADT DES CHEOPS IM HAUPTMAGAZIN VON GIZA

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22 Jan 2023